The Aer Lingus plane returned to Ireland's Cork Airport after crew smelt burning on board, but passengers were confused by pilots' instructions.
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The aircraft was flying from the Irish city of Cork to London, but was turned around after burning was smelt in the cabin.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. It had been flying from Cork to London Heathrow when crew decided to turn around when they smelled burning in the cabin, One passenger told investigators that the pilot was"excellent" but said it was"chaotic" when everyone tried to leave the plane. They said that passengers decided to open the exits after they were unable to move behind a passenger with limited mobility, who was being helped by cabin crew.Aer Lingus aircraft.
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